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"Some of the following resources (particularly the articles) offer devastating criticism about PowerPoint. Some of the authors believe that PowerPoint is the worst thing ever created and that it's just a high-tech projection tool used as a quick replacement for more thoughtful presentations. Other authors advocate the usage of PowerPoint, focusing on its rich visual nature and its role as an educational and informational tool. Whether you love, hate, or don't care about PowerPoint, this computer software is here to stay. The following resources explore the dos and don'ts of using PowerPoint."

"Actually I've been quietly doing something for years: I've been declining to learn how to use the ubiquitous piece of software. As a presenter, I'm a PowerPoint virgin, though as an audience member I've been gang raped by PowerPoint slides more times than I can count. And what have I got from the experience? It is hard to say because my default reaction has been to blank it. I can't remember one single slide that I've ever been shown. And as I must have been shown hundreds of thousands of them altogether, a hit rate of zero seems rather on the low side. This doesn't mean I've never sat through a good PowerPoint presentation. But when I have, it has been because the person speaking managed to get a message across despite the distracting visual clamour going on behind them."

Nice visulat thesaurs.

You might wanna check TED for educational news!

Have you seen http://ed.ted.com/ - there are a number of examples of how TED content has been created especially for educational purposes.